Rep. Jim Bridenstine
Former Representative forOklahoma’s 1st District
pronouncedjim // BRĪ-dun-stīn
Bridenstine was the representative forOklahoma’s 1st congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2013 to 2018.
![Photo of Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK1, 2013-2018]](/image.pl?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.govtrack.us%2fstatic%2flegislator-photos%2f412567-200px.jpeg&f=jpg&w=240)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Bridenstine is shown as a purple triangle▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below.Each dot was a member of the House of Representativesin 2018positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills legislators sponsored and cosponsoredfrom Jan. 3, 2013 to Dec. 21, 2018.See fullanalysis methodology.
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Bridenstine sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Science, Technology, Communications (50%)Energy (30%)International Affairs (20%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Bridenstine recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.J.Res. 4 (115th): Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States granting Congress …
- H.R. 4945 (114th): American Space Renaissance Act
- H.R. 4328 (114th): Read the Bill Act
- H.R. 3245 (114th): GRACE Act
- H.R. 2261 (114th): Commercial Remote Sensing Act of 2015
- H.R. 1864 (114th): To direct the Secretary of Defense to designate a single senior official …
- H.R. 1487 (114th): American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015
Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
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Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Apr 2018, Bridenstine missed 367 of 3,386 roll call votes, which is 10.8%.This ismuch worse thanthe median of 2.5%among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Apr 2018.The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absences, major life events, and running for higher office.
| Time Period | Votes Eligible | Missed Votes | Percent | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Jan-Mar | 89 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 2013 Apr-Jun | 215 | 3 | 1.4% | 43rd |
| 2013 Jul-Sep | 200 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 2013 Oct-Dec | 137 | 3 | 2.2% | 56th |
| 2014 Jan-Mar | 148 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 2014 Apr-Jun | 219 | 3 | 1.4% | 44th |
| 2014 Jul-Sep | 147 | 3 | 2.0% | 61st |
| 2014 Nov-Dec | 49 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 2015 Jan-Mar | 144 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 2015 Apr-Jun | 244 | 3 | 1.2% | 50th |
| 2015 Jul-Sep | 139 | 3 | 2.2% | 64th |
| 2015 Oct-Dec | 177 | 4 | 2.3% | 68th |
| 2016 Jan-Mar | 137 | 1 | 0.7% | 18th |
| 2016 Apr-Jun | 204 | 13 | 6.4% | 83rd |
| 2016 Jul-Sep | 232 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 2016 Nov-Dec | 48 | 3 | 6.2% | 83rd |
| 2017 Jan-Mar | 208 | 3 | 1.4% | 51st |
| 2017 Apr-Jun | 136 | 16 | 11.8% | 94th |
| 2017 Jul-Sep | 199 | 105 | 52.8% | 99th |
| 2017 Oct-Dec | 167 | 163 | 97.6% | 100th |
| 2018 Jan-Mar | 129 | 32 | 24.8% | 98th |
| 2018 Apr-Jun | 18 | 9 | 50.0% | 99th |
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- TheHouse andSenate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
